# Aerosols for toiletry or medicinal purposes — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Aerosols for toiletry or medicinal purposes, carrier is Royal Mail / Parcelforce; restriction type is restricted; scope is UK and International (Post Office counter); conditions is Valves must be protected to prevent inadvertent release; volume per item must not exceed 500ml; no more than two items in any one parcel, tightly packed; must be presented at the counter, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item category:** Aerosols for toiletry or medicinal purposes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** Royal Mail / Parcelforce _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** UK and International (Post Office counter) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Valves must be protected to prevent inadvertent release; volume per item must not exceed 500ml; no more than two items in any one parcel, tightly packed; must be presented at the counter. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Packaging guidelines: Valves must be protected to prevent inadvertent release of the contents. Volume per item must not exceed 500ml. No more than two items in any one parcel, tightly packed. Must be presented at the counter.

## Source

- https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/media/w5dlus1c/foia-response_foi2025_00179_appendix-d_rm-dangerous-goods-and-prohibited-and-restricted.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).